Cream Ale - Cameron's Brewing Co.

ThinkAgain

Ontario (Canada)

2/5  rDev -36.1%

01-06-2012 15:58:52 | More by ThinkAgain

TheBeeraholic

Ontario (Canada)

3.25/5  rDev +3.8%

06-16-2013 10:44:33 | More by TheBeeraholic

IdeaSpeeder

Ontario (Canada)

3.59/5  rDev +14.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

Serving Type - 341ml bottle poured into a small pint glass.

Appearance - Pours a clear, deep gold colour. A vibrant, bright white two gingers of fluffy looking head caps the beer, dissipating at a moderate pace, leaving behind a good deal of lacing (for a cream ale)

Smell - some grains and grass. Pretty basic stuff, but also a very light hint of vanilla which I'm hoping will compliment the style.

Taste - Not disappointed - the vanilla flavour is there, its subtle but it really compliments the mouthfeel. There's next to no hop bitterness here. There's also some grain taste.

Mouthfeel - Light-medium body, with a surprisingly low amount of carbonation. Feels 'creamy' in the tongue...obviously.

Overall - 3.5/5

Serving type: bottle

06-03-2013 01:34:47 | More by IdeaSpeeder

timiskin

Ontario (Canada)

3/5  rDev -4.2%

04-11-2013 16:53:58 | More by timiskin

tomdavistoronto

Ontario (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev +19.8%

03-24-2013 18:52:59 | More by tomdavistoronto

zimm421

Ohio

3/5  rDev -4.2%

02-28-2013 19:04:17 | More by zimm421

cfalovo97

Ontario (Canada)

3/5  rDev -4.2%

11-06-2012 16:31:44 | More by cfalovo97

little_brother

2.75/5  rDev -12.1%

10-07-2012 19:33:05 | More by little_brother

Molson2000

Ontario (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev +11.8%

09-10-2012 21:35:01 | More by Molson2000

BigGruntyThirst

Ontario (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev +19.8%

07-08-2012 02:44:12 | More by BigGruntyThirst

RedAleMan

Ontario (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev +11.8%

06-02-2012 22:08:56 | More by RedAleMan

mintjellie

Ontario (Canada)

3.13/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

Deep gold in colour, topped by a finger of somewhat lacy and retentive head. Toasted bread aroma, simple but pleasant. Malt-forward and doughy flavour with some light fruity esters giving it some apple character. A noticeable buttery flavour detracts from it's flavour. Minimal hopping is restrained to a very light bitterness in its short finish. I think this tastes pretty good for what it is. Light-bodied with an abundance of soft, finely textured carbonation. Not bad, but not something I care to return to.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2012 01:04:08 | More by mintjellie

Wordslinger

Ontario (Canada)

2/5  rDev -36.1%

05-06-2012 01:26:19 | More by Wordslinger

kelvarnsen

Ontario (Canada)

3/5  rDev -4.2%

01-03-2012 15:23:52 | More by kelvarnsen

beerhunter13

Ontario (Canada)

3/5  rDev -4.2%

11-24-2011 11:57:38 | More by beerhunter13

thehyperduck

Ontario (Canada)

3.38/5  rDev +8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

341 mL bottle, the last in a sampler of four different brews.

Pours a relatively deep golden yellow, almost honey-like in hue, topped with less than a finger of white head that retains poorly. Carbonation level looks almost flat. The aroma is very faint and pretty simple, but it's enjoyable enough. I am reminded of a loaf of honey oat bread... not so much the oats, but the other parts. It's malty, bready, and a little sweet.

The taste is also pretty straightforward and inoffensive. Malts are pretty dominant, very bready with lots of sweet honey and fruity apple notes. Slightly peppery; there is some vague grassy or herbal bitterness in the finish, but the aftertaste is mostly sweet. This is a thin-bodied beer, but it still manages to feel a little syrupy. Fairly creamy, though, with moderate carbonation to facilitate this.

This is refreshing I guess, but not anything that I'd go out of my way for again. I would not consider this significantly better (or worse) than Sleeman Cream Ale, which I have never been a big fan of anyway. Probably the weakest of the four brews in the sampler pack, but to be fair it's a decent example of the style and perfectly drinkable. Try it if the opportunity comes up, but unless you really like cream ales you can probably skip this without much loss.

Update (Nov. 14 2012) - Picked up another sampler... almost exactly a year later, too! I feel I must take back my Sleeman Cream Ale comparison - this cream ale is noticeably better, and even though it's not really up my alley, it's still clean-tasting and approachable. I bumped the taste score up a tiny bit to reflect my softened opinion. I wouldn't really call Cameron's Cream Ale particularly good, but it's not mediocre, either. It's somewhere in between, and an arguably solid example of a relatively uninteresting style.

Serving type: bottle

11-18-2011 20:55:47 | More by thehyperduck

karait95

Mexico

3.2/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

A: The looking is good according to the style, well carbonated, the head is medium with a layer on top of withe bubbles with mixed sizes, the color is also nice a golden yellow one.

S: Barley malt smell, mixed with some sugar and really minimal hops. It is pleasant and nice not very intense but present.

T: The flavor is more light or faint than strong, not too intense.

M: There is a short little bitter ending, the start is nice but also minimal not as intense as expected.

Serving type: bottle

09-17-2011 01:30:45 | More by karait95

tbeckett

Ontario (Canada)

2.63/5  rDev -16%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Second from the Cameron's mixed pack.

A - Pours a golden honey kinda colour. Half finger white head. Strong carbonation. Bright. Tiny amount of lacing and a film of retention.

S - Earthy with some honey and bready.

T - Strong honey taste. Far too sweet. A little crackers. A little medicinal maybe. Not overly tasty.

M - Good carbonation with a creamy medium body and a sweet finish. Definately cloying.

O/D - Not for me. Something just gives off too much of a honey note and takes over any other element that could power through. It could be better.

Serving type: bottle

07-16-2011 01:01:53 | More by tbeckett

canucklehead

British Columbia (Canada)

3.03/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Ho hum , not much going on and I suppose that is the point . A slighter better version of the Sleeman's Cream Ale. A drinkable beer that is a true cream ale ( not the mild such is found in BC). Fairly boring beer in that it really never excites. The slight apple juice flavour is there on the finish. Not really worth buying

Serving type: bottle

06-26-2011 03:05:10 | More by canucklehead

Roke87

Ontario (Canada)

2.9/5  rDev -7.3%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

341 mL bottle from the OCB spring discovery pack, chilled and poured into a pilsner glass.

Appearance- Pours a clear golden yellow colour although a bit more on the amber spectrum with a half of a finger of white that quickly dissipates to a nice ring around the glass leaving minimal to no lacing throughout till finish.

Smell- Very malty on the aromas, smells likes a big loaf of bread, not much else going on in the nose although I also do get that typical adjunct smell that is found in mass produced macros, which almost wet cardboard aromas if you will.

Taste- To be honest it really reminds me of Rogue’s dead guy ale which I didn’t really like all that much either, a lot of bready malt flavours that almost taste like that canned Campbell’s chicken noodle soup, lots of weird flavours coming from this one.

Mouthfeel- Light bodied with average carbonation, smooth and crisp and it is a little creamy as well but not what I expected from a cream ale.

Overall- Personally I didn’t really like this one, I mean it’s definitely not a drain pour and it reminds me of a higher rated American craft but it really tastes like an adjunct macro, not much aromas going on and the tastes really match the smell as well, just a lot of bready malts and not a whole lot else. Would not pick this one up again and probably wouldn’t have if not for the OCB discovery pack.

Serving type: bottle

06-04-2011 01:51:23 | More by Roke87

bryehn

Ontario (Canada)

3.25/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours a golden yellow with a small, but very frothy white head that stays as a collar without leaving lace.

Smells very fresh. Has a real butterscotch or toffee overtone to it, but mostly sweet malts. Gets more bready after warming.

Surprisingly crisp. Tastes malty, but well-balanced between sweet and tart. There's an odd, almost sour taste in the finish that I can't put my finger on.

Decent carbonation and quite crisp. Yeasty, bread-like on the tongue. Has a sort of resin in the aftertaste.

Another very drinkable beer from Cameron's, though maybe a bit too syrupy. This one plays it safe and would go over well in many casual settings.

Serving type: bottle

06-01-2011 18:39:53 | More by bryehn

MeisterBurger

Ontario (Canada)

3.15/5  rDev +0.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours a golden orangey yellow topped by a thin ring of foam.

The aroma is mild apple and citrus and dried peaches, all very subdued--as in barely there. Some light, light, LIGHT caramel sweetness as well.

The taste is like apple sauce and ripe pears, bready with a lemon rind aspect to the hops and some light floral spice in the finish.

Mouthfeel is, as one might expect, lightly creamy with low carbonation.

Cameron's seems to excel at making beers that are equal parts really boring and very drinkable. I had the lager right before this and I found the experience to be eerily similar.

Serving type: bottle

05-13-2011 01:35:04 | More by MeisterBurger

spinrsx

Ontario (Canada)

3.48/5  rDev +11.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

341ml Bottle

Appearance - Clear gold/yellow colour with a below average size fizzy white coloured head. There is a low amount of carbonation showing and there is a fair amount of lacing. The head lasted for around 3 minutes before it was gone.

Smell - Grains, malts, grass, corn, honey

Taste & Mouth - The beer has an average amount of carbonation. I can taste grains mixed with malts and some cooked corn. There is also quite a bit of corn syrup and/or honey sweetness. And maybe a little bit of a butterscotch flavour. The beer finishes with a grainy sweet aftertaste.

Overall – I had no issues with this beer. Seems like a fairly good example of the style and although I wouldn’t buy it again I’m happy that I gave it a try. It was better than the Muskoka Cream Ale for sure.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2011 19:00:37 | More by spinrsx

JohnnyBarman

Ontario (Canada)

2.58/5  rDev -17.6%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Bottle from a four-bottle sample pack. Packaged on February 11th.

Poured into a becker glass. Extremely light for an ale, a fine golden hue, with a thick creamy head and sheets of lacing rings. Good looking brew.

The nose is bready malts, a bit of hops, and then a strange adjunct smell that reminds me of cardboard or something tomato-y. Maybe a bit of apple in there, like a really sweet cider. Not altogether pleasant.

Taste is sweet, grainy, but with that strange flavor from the nose that's becoming quite offputting. Again, like other reviewers, I get tomato or something that really shouldn't be found in a beer. That particular flavor is not overpowering though, and so the rest of the brew is mild and easy to drink. A bit of apple, and the finish is nice and smooth, but it's not something I'm enjoying much. Not something I'm liable to return to.

Creamy, thick, a bit flat after a strong carbonation burnoff after pouring.

I'll still review them just in case I find one I like, but I'm not a fan of cream ales, and this one is a perfect example of why this is so. Bland, sweet, and with a strange adjunct flavor that really throws the whole off. Won't get again.

Serving type: bottle

02-19-2011 22:36:58 | More by JohnnyBarman

Mit

Ontario (Canada)

3.2/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

a-pours a clear golden colour almost devoid of head.

s- some breadyness, some malts...pretty unoffensive smell. Not a ton to it.

t-carbonation taste....some malts. Has a crispness to it almost like a cider.

m-feels about right for a 5%.

d-well there is nothing controversial here...why couldn't you have a ton of these?

Serving type: bottle

02-02-2011 23:51:46 | More by Mit